Andorra vs. Malta - prediction, team news, lineups

By Matt Law | 22 Sep 2026 09:02, Last updated: 22 Sep 2026 09:04

Andorra and Malta volition statesman their respective 2026-27 UEFA Nations League campaigns with a contention connected Thursday night.

Due to the removal of League D for the 2028-29 variation of the tournament, each teams volition beryllium promoted from League C.

Match preview

This lucifer volition correspond Andorra's archetypal competitory crippled since suffering a 1-0 decision to Albania successful a 2026 World Cup qualification lucifer successful November 2025.

Since then, the nationalist broadside person taken to the tract for six friendlies, winning conscionable once, which was a 2-0 occurrence implicit Liechtenstein astatine the commencement of June.

Koldo Alvarez's broadside mislaid 3-0 to Kosovo successful their past crippled connected June 7, but they volition beryllium aiming to grounds back-to-back wins implicit Malta and Gibraltar connected September 24 and September 27 respectively.

Andorra volition besides look Lithuania successful a affable astatine the extremity of this month, earlier heading to Malta connected October 4 for their 3rd lucifer successful Group 1 of League D.

Due to the removal of League D for the 2028-29 variation of the Nations League, each six teams competing successful League D successful this contention volition beryllium automatically promoted to League C.

Malta volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a win, having beaten Azerbaijan 2-0 astatine the commencement of June, with that effect pursuing a 2-1 decision to Slovakia.

The Reds person played 4 times successful 2026, suffering 3 defeats, but they person won 2 of their past six, including a standout 1-0 occurrence distant to Finland successful precocious 2025.

Emilio De Leo's broadside volition big Liechtenstein successful a affable connected September 27 earlier playing doubly much successful the Nations League astatine the commencement of October, hosting some Gibraltar and Andorra.

Malta person competed successful League D since the commencement of the Nations League, truthful past volition beryllium made erstwhile they unafraid promotion to League C for the adjacent tournament.

The Reds person faced Andorra connected six occasions and are unbeaten against them, signaling 2 wins successful the process, but their past gathering ended successful a goalless gully successful November 2024.

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Team News

Andorra are erstwhile again expected to beryllium led by Marc Vales successful this match, with the 36-year-old acceptable to skipper the nationalist broadside from the mediate of midfield.

Jordi Alaez has scored 4 times for the nationalist broadside and is expected to diagnostic successful the last 3rd of the field, portion determination should besides beryllium a spot successful the broadside for Alex Martinez.

Malta person welcomed Ryan Camenzuli backmost into their squad, with the Hamrun Spartans midfielder disposable again aft missing the June internationals done injury.

There is besides a notable inclusion successful the squad for 16-year-old Hibernians midfielder Jayden Roe, who could perchance marque his debut successful this contest.

Aleandro Garzia is retired done injury, though, portion Joseph Mbong is suspended for Malta's opening lucifer of the 2026-27 Nations League.

James Carragher is simply a notable absentee from the latest Malta squad.

Andorra imaginable starting lineup:

Alvarez; San Nicolas, Borra, Rubio, Guillen; Vales, Babot, Ferreira; Martinez, Fernandez, Alaez

Malta imaginable starting lineup:

Bonello; Muscat, Pepe, Shaw, Beerman; Guillaumier, Teuma, Satriano; P Mbong, Zammit, Cardona

We say: Andorra 1-2 Malta

Malta person a beardown grounds against Andorra, and we are backing the Reds to navigate their mode to a triumph successful their archetypal lucifer successful the 2026-27 tournament.